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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Call for Award Reviewers 20 July 2017
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- LAUSD nearly doubles its reclassification rate for English learners meeting King's goal, preliminary data show 20 July 2017
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Tag Archives: teaching culture
Teaching Empathy to Children Through Storytelling
Judie Haynes
As English learners enter school this year, one of our most important jobs as teachers is to help them adjust to the American classroom. It is important to make our ELs feel welcome and accepted. With all of the anti-immigrant and … Continue reading
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Adapting Folktales for ELL Learning Activities
Nathan Hall
We content-based teachers often struggle with how to make students focus on the specific reading skills we want them to learn without being distracted or overwhelmed by the language. This gets more difficult when my activity focuses on fiction, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom practice, evergreen, fiction, idioms, Nathan Hall, reading comprehension, secondary education, teaching culture
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Can We Really “Teach Peace”?
Kristen Lindahl
In light of recent violence in the world, I have been pondering the role of educators in this shifting paradigm. As members of an international organization, TESOL professionals can be found in every part of the globe, working with all types … Continue reading
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The Reasons for the Seasons: Making Holiday Activities for ELLS
Nathan Hall
When I was a student, I planned my months around the holidays. The abbreviated weeks were much needed breaks from the classroom routine and milestones towards summer vacations. I’d like to say I used that extra time to do some … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, holiday activities, Nathan Hall, secondary education, teaching culture
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5 Back-to-School Activities Supporting Student Diversity
Judie Haynes
In a previous blog, Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment for Pre-K-5 ELs, I wrote about how teachers can alleviate many fears experienced by English learners (ELs) who are new to the United States by creating a welcoming environment in their classrooms. … Continue reading
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Connectivity With Google’s Cultural Institute
Kristen Lindahl
One of the greatest benefits of being online is the global connectivity it brings—connection to other people, other places, other perspectives, and, of course, other languages. Language teachers have been long aware of the connection between language learning and cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activity, educational technology, evergreen, intercultural communication, Kristen Lindahl, teaching culture, tech tools
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TESOL 2015: Focus on Culture
Christine Uliassi
The theme of the TESOL 2015 convention was “Crossing Borders, Building Bridges.” Here is a summary of the wonderful sessions I attended related to culture and intercultural communication; hopefully you can use some of what I learned in your own … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2015! Teaching Worldwide Celebrations
Judie Haynes
Whether your English learners celebrate the New Year on January 1st or not, they will enjoy learning about some famous New Year’s Eve celebrations taking place on December 31st. This is also a great springboard to having your ELs talk and … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, intercultural competence, Judie Haynes, new year activities, primary ESL, primary school, teaching culture
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The December Dilemma and English Learners
Judie Haynes
Hyungsoo, a second-grade student from Korea, sat across from me at the table in my ESL class with a pained look on his face. “Santa didn’t come to my house!” he complained. “I didn’t get any presents.” I knew the … Continue reading
Culture Shock: A Mixed-Level Speaking Activity
Alexandra Lowe
If you are teaching English as a second language (ESL) rather than English as a foreign language (EFL), it’s likely that a significant portion of your adult students are currently experiencing some degree of culture shock as a result of … Continue reading
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